7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Handpull cask at the West End Brewery, Fixed Wheel Tap Takeover. Light gold, not quite straw. Clear with a spotty white head and lots of lacing. Juicy aroma with pineapple and grapefruit peel to the fore. Taste has a bit more balance at first, but tge sweet biscuity malt is overrun by a bitter and lightly stringent hop. More grapefruit in the aftertaste. Nicely put together with bags of character for the ABV. Impressed.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Aug 2019
at 20:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the West End Brewery, Fixed Wheel Tap Takeover. Light golden, clear with a small tight off-white head. Very light aroma: some lighter citrus notes but really not much at all. Tastes very nice though, juicy with bitter hops to the fore, filling the mouth in the sumptuous finish. Pomelo and pink grapefruit pulp in the afteraste. This one's all right once you get it going.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Aug 2019
at 19:44
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Handpull cask at the West End Brewery, Fixed Wheel Tap Takeover. Golden and clear with some thin white head. Grainy scent, some floral notes, hay, wet dog. Bittersweet taste, nicely balanced. It's pretty basic, but the undrrlying bittering hop packs a good punch before the finish. It's well enough put together but I'm not a fan.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Aug 2019
at 19:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
ORIGINAL REVIEW 19/8/19 : Cask at Floodgate, Stafford. Nose has nuts and malt loaf. Pours a rich ruby red brown with a nice creamy head. A bit thin in the mouth, but cherries and cough drops come through along with a general smoothy sweetness. Finish was grainy. Gave the impression that it wasnโt in the best condition. RERATE 30/4/21: Cask at Smithfield, Derby. Rerated because I couldnโt believe my original score. Canโt say I disagree with any of it though. This time I got liquorice and fruitcake in the mouth as well. Much better condition though, so score upped significantly.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Aug 2019
at 21:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF: Poured a brown reddish with tan head. Aroma is sweet toffee. Taste is sweet toffee, malts, licorice.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2019
at 17:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2019, Olympia, London. A dark brown coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Roasty, malty, caramel, dark fruit aroma and taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2019
at 09:44
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2019, [ Great British Beer Festival 2019 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.
[ As Fixed Wheel Mild Concussion ].
ABV: 5.5%. Clear medium to dark amber - red brown colour with a small to average, open and frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted - dark malt, caramel, burnt brown sugar, burnt malt, brown sugar. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, burnt caramel, burnt brown sugar, dark malt, brown sugar. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20190806]
5-3-6-3-12
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2019
at 16:06
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
8/8/2019. Cask at the 2019 Great British Beer Festival. Pours clear dark ruby brown with a small bubbly off-white to beige head. Aroma of milk chocolate, liquorice, moderate roasted malt and dark fruit. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, average to soft carbonation. Nice bittersweet finish. Enjoyed this.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2019
at 20:47
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
6th August 2019
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Clear amber beer, a few cream colour bubbles. Light palate, semi dry, almost no fine carbonation. Tangy malts, a little caramel. Very ripe and tangy fruits. Mild floral vibe. Ripe fruity finish. Dull cask nonsense and the antithesis of modern craft beer. Yawn.
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Clear amber beer, a few cream colour bubbles. Light palate, semi dry, almost no fine carbonation. Tangy malts, a little caramel. Very ripe and tangy fruits. Mild floral vibe. Ripe fruity finish. Dull cask nonsense and the antithesis of modern craft beer. Yawn.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Aug 2019
at 18:46
6.5/10
Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival 2019
Tried
from Cask
at
Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival
on 26 Jul 2019
at 18:50